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Centex Addition Preliminary Plat Review August 2I, 2001 Page 2 of 6 4. Density: The subject property is 74.37 acres and the net density is 2.10 units per acre. Street Plans: The proposed plat provides two accesses (Yakima and Xkimo) to the collector street to the south (Alpine Drive or aka 153~a Avenue). Yakirna Street will also be e,'ctended north to provide a through street to 156th Lane. The plat proposes two more connections with existing adjacent streets at i55t~ Lane to the west and Waco Street to the north. 'Per the direction of the Planning Commission, Ute Street is not proposed to be constructed and connect with Ute Street to the east in Stanhope Terrace. The southerly extension of 5Vaco Street will terminate as a cul-de-sac on the north side of Alp/ne Drive to avoid an additional increase in traffic on Waco Street south of Alpine Drive. The street names should be modified as follows: Waco Circle should be Waco Court, Xkirno Court should be X2.imo Street. At the Planning Commission meeting on August 7, Nh:. John Westrum of 15551 Waco St. N.W. indicated that he had forwarded some alternative street layout designs to you for consideration. Those were not available for review at the Planing Commission meeting and the Commission directed that those alternative designs be included in the City Council case for preliminary plat approval for additional consideration. The three options presented by N'gr. Schuster are attached for your information. The City offers the following comments on Options 1, 2 and 3 presented by Mr. Westrum. All of the alternatives eliminate access to the existing roads to the north. These would not be preferable to the street layout that was approved by the Planning Commission as they would not provide an alternate route to and from the development and would intensify the traffic on the remaining connections. Each of the alternates also provides a jog in 155th Lane to dissuade traffic from.utilizing the connection to the existing 155m Lane. Whereas th_is is an important goal, this objective was accomplished with the preferred layout that was passed by the Planning Commission. Another disadvantage to the three alternatives that were provided is the connection of the Yakima Court cul-de-sac to the south of 155th Lane N.W. Whereas this would also provide for a more direct access to 153~ Avenue N.W., it a.Bo fills in the pond that is being proposed to drain the entire subdivision. Alternate 3 proposes to connect Waco Street so there is a 4- way ~ntersect~on at Alpine Drtve N.W. (aka 153 Avenue N.W.) and Waco Street. Th~s connection was eliminated throughout discussion of the .preferred plan due to the possibility that vehicles may go straight south and increase the traffic concerns that have been expressed over the past few years on Waco Street south of Alpine Drive N.W. -122- I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I